Water cooler for electric refrigerators



Jan. 20, 1942. H. J. CLARK- WATER COOLER FQR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORSFiled March 14, 1941 ATTORN EYB "www viatented Jan. 2G, 1942 WATERcoo'LEn Fon smcrarc anr'moana'rons J. clark, 1nilaallpin,l ra.Appiicamameh 14, 1941, serial No, 383,400

a claims. (o1. ca -89') This invention relates to waterv coolers forelectric refrigerators and has for an object to provide for eiiicientcooling of water without danger of the water freezing, by virtue of thewatery conv tainer being insulated from the freezing unit of therefrigerator, and to provide full visibility of thecontainer in whichthe water is stored, so that the amount o f watertherein may be readilydetermined.

A' further object is to provide adevice of this character which willbeformed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter' fullyvdescribed and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention. In the accompanying drawing forming aof this specification:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of an electric refrigerator equipped witha water cooler c'o'nstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the refrigerator with the door brokenaway to expose the water container, cooling unit and wall insulating thecontainer from the unit.

kFigure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figurel.

vFigure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3showing the water con- 4 tainer disposed at the back of the refrigeratorto CODSETVE Space..

posed in the refrigerator between the cooling unit i4 and the containerI5 to insulate the container sufciently from the cooling unit so thatWhile the water or other liquids stored in the container may be quicklyand efficiently cooled yet it cannot be frozen.

The container is provided with an integral niling neck I8, which extendsupwardly through a filling spout I9 formed integral with the top wall`part Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing the filling cap andVgasket of the water container.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the variousviews, III designatesaconventional electric refrigerator having a door I2, which when open,exposes the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator so that thestored articles on the superposed shelves I3 may be accessible. In. thetype of refrigerator shownfthe cooling unitl I4 is illustrated as beingdisposed above the center of the `top shelf.

In carrying out the invention, the water cooler comprises a containerI5, preferably formed of glass, positioned on the'top shelf laterally ofthe cooling unit I4 and disposed near the back wall l I6 of therefrigerator, as best shown in Figure 4,

to conserve space. An insulating vwall I1'is dis' 20 of therefrigerator. The lling spout is provided with an interiorly threadedenlarged mouth 2l which is closed by a screw .cap 22.

A faucet 23 is threadedlyengaged in an open-v ing in the lside wall ofthe container near the bottom thereof andexte'nds outwardly into a,recess 24 formed in the sidewall of the Vrefrigerator 4into which aglass may be inserted underneath the faucet to draw on water from thecontainer. By unscrewing the faucet and removing the top shelf thecontainer maybe easily removed froml the refrigerator for cleaning.

As best shown in Figure 5, a gasket 25 is seated on the bottom of theenlarged 'mouth 2I underv neath the screw cap 22 to maintain a liquidand air tight connection of the cap with the filling spout so that thecontents of the container cannot become contaminated.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of the invention will be fully understood without furtherexplanation. g

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with 'an electric refrigerator having a cooling unit,of a liquid container within the refrigerator insulated from the coolingunit, a filling tube extending from the container through the top 'ofthe refrigerator, a cap closing the filling tube, and an outletprojecting from the container through the wall of the refrigerator.

2. The combination with an electric refrigerator having a removable topshelf and a cool- -ing unit above the shelf spaced from a side wall sidewall of the refrigerator, and a depression formed in the wall of therefrigerator 'and said outlet for receiving a utensil to lbe -filledfrom the container.v

3. The combination with an electric refrig' erator having a removabletop shelf and a cooling unit above the shelf spaced from a side wall ofthe refrigerator, of a liquid container on said shelf having a fillingneck at the top, a filling spout in the top wall of the refrigeratorconnected to said neck, a cap closing said spout, an-insulating waildisposed between the ycooling'unit and the container above said shelf, adispensing faucet removably connected to the container and exposedbeyond a side wall of the refrigerator. removal of the shelf andunscrewing of the faucet permitting of the container being removed fromthe refrigerator for cleansing.

^ HARRY J. CLARK.

